Post by Moonclaw on Dec 19, 2017 1:19:56 GMT -6
Hoppin' on this bandwagon.
When I got into middle school, a girl I was befriending was reading books with cats on the covers. Having always loved cats, I asked her about them, leading me to be introduced to the vast world of Warriors. Several months later, this same friend introduced me to roleplaying. I had a hard time getting into the same style of roleplaying as her (chat-based), so I went in search of a place of my own to call home.
VWW was never my main forum (I started my own a month after I joined VWW), but it was extremely important to me. Every other site I'd joined was confusing in some way: one had a single roleplay thread for each Clan and my characters got drowned out instantly; some had weird, confusing methods of signing up; others still were either dead (unbeknownst to me) or so massive there was no way to get in.
Virtual Warrior World was my first ProBoards forum, a host I stand by to this day. VWW was the first site that didn't confuse or overwhelm me with word counts and features I didn't understand as a newbie roleplayer.
When I first started on VWW, I was terrified of being on forums because I didn't want to embarrass myself by breaking the rules. I read the rules and information threads over and over again. I was scared of throwing myself out there, fearing that others would ignore my attempts at roleplaying and making friends.
I made mistakes. I connected with a few people (though not to the extent of some of the older members here--I'm not currently in contact with any VWWers). I hopped on to the xat every now and then. It was difficult. I was shy and I wanted to be popular, I wanted a group of friends, I wanted to be somebody (unsurprisingly, this wasn't just an issue online). Every time I tried, it failed. My lack of confidence ate away at me until I gave up trying to befriend people here (which I regret) because I didn't think anyone genuinely liked me. I learned a lot about myself and about how to treat others here.
In hindsight, I had a stick up my butt and I wasn't mature enough to see through that and to be myself, nor did I have the confidence and security in myself to realize that there were some people who liked me and that I shouldn't have cared so much if others didn't.
I don't think I had the typical VWW experience, and if I had to go back and redo some things, I definitely would; however, that's not an option, so I'll end this by saying thank you to everyone I interacted with here, and I'm sorry if I was ever rude to you. I was insecure and didn't know how to handle myself in such a tight-knit community.
If any of you I used to talk to wanna hit me up, send me a PM. I've got Skype, Steam, and Discord.
As for where I am now, well, I recently graduated high school and I'm taking a year to sit around and hang out. Maybe it won't be a whole year. I might get a job in a few months. I might start volunteering again. I don't know.
I spend most of my time playing video games and Skyping with my boyfriend, who lives several hours away in another country (we recently had our first anniversary). We met in person over the summer. I plan to visit him this coming spring.
When I got into middle school, a girl I was befriending was reading books with cats on the covers. Having always loved cats, I asked her about them, leading me to be introduced to the vast world of Warriors. Several months later, this same friend introduced me to roleplaying. I had a hard time getting into the same style of roleplaying as her (chat-based), so I went in search of a place of my own to call home.
VWW was never my main forum (I started my own a month after I joined VWW), but it was extremely important to me. Every other site I'd joined was confusing in some way: one had a single roleplay thread for each Clan and my characters got drowned out instantly; some had weird, confusing methods of signing up; others still were either dead (unbeknownst to me) or so massive there was no way to get in.
Virtual Warrior World was my first ProBoards forum, a host I stand by to this day. VWW was the first site that didn't confuse or overwhelm me with word counts and features I didn't understand as a newbie roleplayer.
When I first started on VWW, I was terrified of being on forums because I didn't want to embarrass myself by breaking the rules. I read the rules and information threads over and over again. I was scared of throwing myself out there, fearing that others would ignore my attempts at roleplaying and making friends.
I made mistakes. I connected with a few people (though not to the extent of some of the older members here--I'm not currently in contact with any VWWers). I hopped on to the xat every now and then. It was difficult. I was shy and I wanted to be popular, I wanted a group of friends, I wanted to be somebody (unsurprisingly, this wasn't just an issue online). Every time I tried, it failed. My lack of confidence ate away at me until I gave up trying to befriend people here (which I regret) because I didn't think anyone genuinely liked me. I learned a lot about myself and about how to treat others here.
In hindsight, I had a stick up my butt and I wasn't mature enough to see through that and to be myself, nor did I have the confidence and security in myself to realize that there were some people who liked me and that I shouldn't have cared so much if others didn't.
I don't think I had the typical VWW experience, and if I had to go back and redo some things, I definitely would; however, that's not an option, so I'll end this by saying thank you to everyone I interacted with here, and I'm sorry if I was ever rude to you. I was insecure and didn't know how to handle myself in such a tight-knit community.
If any of you I used to talk to wanna hit me up, send me a PM. I've got Skype, Steam, and Discord.
As for where I am now, well, I recently graduated high school and I'm taking a year to sit around and hang out. Maybe it won't be a whole year. I might get a job in a few months. I might start volunteering again. I don't know.
I spend most of my time playing video games and Skyping with my boyfriend, who lives several hours away in another country (we recently had our first anniversary). We met in person over the summer. I plan to visit him this coming spring.